CVE-2025-38337

jbd2: fix data-race and null-ptr-deref in jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata()

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 10, 2025 at 08:15 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:16 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelDebian Linux

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jbd2: fix data-race and null-ptr-deref in jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata() Since handle->h_transaction may be a NULL pointer, so we should change it to call is_handle_aborted(handle) first before dereferencing it. And the following data-race was reported in my fuzzer: ================================================================== BUG: KCSAN: data-race in jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata / jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata write to 0xffff888011024104 of 4 bytes by task 10881 on cpu 1: jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata+0x2a5/0x770 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:1556 __ext4_handle_dirty_metadata+0xe7/0x4b0 fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c:358 ext4_do_update_inode fs/ext4/inode.c:5220 [inline] ext4_mark_iloc_dirty+0x32c/0xd50 fs/ext4/inode.c:5869 __ext4_mark_inode_dirty+0xe1/0x450 fs/ext4/inode.c:6074 ext4_dirty_inode+0x98/0xc0 fs/ext4/inode.c:6103 .... read to 0xffff888011024104 of 4 bytes by task 10880 on cpu 0: jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata+0xf2/0x770 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:1512 __ext4_handle_dirty_metadata+0xe7/0x4b0 fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c:358 ext4_do_update_inode fs/ext4/inode.c:5220 [inline] ext4_mark_iloc_dirty+0x32c/0xd50 fs/ext4/inode.c:5869 __ext4_mark_inode_dirty+0xe1/0x450 fs/ext4/inode.c:6074 ext4_dirty_inode+0x98/0xc0 fs/ext4/inode.c:6103 .... value changed: 0x00000000 -> 0x00000001 ================================================================== This issue is caused by missing data-race annotation for jh->b_modified. Therefore, the missing annotation needs to be added.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

4.3 ≤ v < 5.10.2394.3 ≤ v < 5.15.1864.3 ≤ v < 5.4.2954.3 ≤ v < 6.1.1424.3 ≤ v < 6.12.354.3 ≤ v < 6.15.44.3 ≤ v < 6.164.3 ≤ v < 6.6.955.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1865.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1425.5 ≤ v < 5.10.2396.13 ≤ v < 6.15.46.2 ≤ v < 6.6.956.7 ≤ v < 6.12.354.36e06ae88edae77379bef7c0cb7d3c2dd88676867
Vendor states this is fixed in 23361b479f2700c00960d3ae9cdc8ededa762d47 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2e7c64d7a92c031d016f11c8e8cb05131ab7b75a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 43d5e3bb5f1dcd91e30238ea0b59a5f77063f84e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5c1a34ff5b0bfdfd2f9343aa9b08d25df618bac5 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a377996d714afb8d4d5f4906336f78510039da29 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in af98b0157adf6504fade79b3e6cb260c4ff68e37 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ec669e5bf409f16e464bfad75f0ba039a45de29a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f78b38af3540b4875147b7b884ee11a27b3dbf4c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.239 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.186 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.295 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.142 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.35 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.95 (unaffected)

References (10)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23361b479f2700c00960d3ae9cdc8ededa762d47
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e7c64d7a92c031d016f11c8e8cb05131ab7b75a
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43d5e3bb5f1dcd91e30238ea0b59a5f77063f84e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c1a34ff5b0bfdfd2f9343aa9b08d25df618bac5
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a377996d714afb8d4d5f4906336f78510039da29
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af98b0157adf6504fade79b3e6cb260c4ff68e37
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec669e5bf409f16e464bfad75f0ba039a45de29a
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f78b38af3540b4875147b7b884ee11a27b3dbf4c

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-476

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